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An act of tracing.

Example: Your cell phone company can put a trace on your line.

An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.

A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.

A residue of some substance or material.

Example: There are traces of chocolate around your lips.

To follow the trail of.

To follow the history of.

To draw or sketch lightly or with care.

Example: He carefully traced the outlines of the old building before him.

To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.